Søren Lilholt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1965 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1986–1987 | Système U |
| 1988 | Sigma |
| 1989–1991 | Histor–Sigma |
| 1992 | Tulip Computers |
Søren Lilholt (born 22 September 1965) is a Danish former racing cyclist. He rode in eight Grand Tours between 1987 and 1992 completing five of them.[1][2] He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] During the 1990 Tour de France he was involved in many breakaway attempts as he placed in the top ten for the overall Combativity award.[4]
Major results[edit]
- 1983
- World Road Championships
- 1st
Junior road race - 1st Junior team time trial (with Kim Olsen, Alex Pedersen and Rolf Sørensen)
- 1st
- 1984
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Sweden
- 1985
- 2nd Overall Circuit Franco Belge
- 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 1986
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 2 Étoile de Bessèges
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 3rd Grand Prix de Plouay
- 1987
- 1st
Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Omloop van het Waasland
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1988
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 1st Stage 4 Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
- 1st Overall Tour d'Armorique
- 1st Stages 3 & 4B Tour de Luxembourg
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 3rd Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 1989
- 2nd Giro del Piemonte
- 1990
- 1st E3 Harelbeke
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain
- 1st Stage 1 Tour d'Armorique
- 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1991
- 1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 3rd A Travers le Morbihan
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]
| Grand Tour | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | 100 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 99 | DNF | 85 | DNF | 99 |
 Vuelta a España
|
51 | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References[edit]
- ^ "Søren Lilholt". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Søren Lilholt". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Søren Lilholt". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ McGann, Bill. "1990 Tour de France". Bike race info. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
External links[edit]
- Søren Lilholt at Cycling Archives
- Søren Lilholt at ProCyclingStats
- Søren Lilholt at CycleBase
- Søren Lilholt at Olympedia
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